WWE's Newest Champs: Hardy & Jericho
Surprisingly enough the Championship Scrambles produced two new champions. Hats off to not only Matt Hardy for finally achieving the ECW title, but also the surprise winner, Chris Jericho who captured the World Heavyweight title. While some fans may disagree with the way in which the titles were contested, and changed hands often in 20 minutes, you can't argue that WWE aims to please. Surprises were once again hatched and two new champs were crowned.
Matt Hardy winning the ECW title is a great movie for that brand. As soon as Hardy was drafted to the show, it became clear he was the new face of ECW, replacing one-time champ, CM Punk. Punk of course moved on to bigger things by going to Raw, and cashing in to win the World Heavyweight title. But Hardy epitomizes extreme, which puts the E in ECW. Of course the contention will be that Hardy didn't officially pin Mark Henry and has yet to defeat him in a 1 on 1 situation. That will most likely change. Hardy as champ definitely gives fans a reason to tune in to ECW, as well as its exciting new superstars like Evan Bourne and Ricky Ortiz. The thing with Hardy will continue to be how he deserves one of the major titles. His brother Jeff is in the title picture with Triple H on Smackdown. I still believe it would be a smart move for the Hardy brothers to win those two major titles at Wrestlemania 25. Something historic and memorable to add to the history books.
As for Chris Jericho, what more can be said than he is like the Edge of Raw. He took advantage of a golden opportunity when he was put in the Scramble to replace a knocked out CM Punk. Jericho was the last entrant and stole a pinfall in the closing moments to become new World Heavyweight champ. He has quite a target on his back though, with Shawn Michaels, Batista, Kane, JBL, Rnady Orton and of course CM Punk. I'm already expecting we see Orton or his proteges (Manu, Rhodes, Dibiase) find a way to thwart Punk's rematch in the steel cage on Raw. Punk's title reign does look a bit like what JBL and Orton accused him off now too, and you have to wonder why he had the title in this way. It's a definite oddity, but maybe he wins it back to start a true title reign.
The bothersome point about the Scrambles for some fans may be how the titles changed hands several times, making Finlay, Kendrick, Kane, Chavo, etc brief champions (Sorry Miz). It may very well taint or diminish the titles a bit, making them look more like the hardcore or cruiserweight titles of yesterday, which were on the line in situations all the time, and always moving around. If anything, Triple H should have held onto his belt for the entirety to solidify himself as legendary. Either way, the WWE has two new champions ready for new challengers. Bring em on!
Matt Hardy winning the ECW title is a great movie for that brand. As soon as Hardy was drafted to the show, it became clear he was the new face of ECW, replacing one-time champ, CM Punk. Punk of course moved on to bigger things by going to Raw, and cashing in to win the World Heavyweight title. But Hardy epitomizes extreme, which puts the E in ECW. Of course the contention will be that Hardy didn't officially pin Mark Henry and has yet to defeat him in a 1 on 1 situation. That will most likely change. Hardy as champ definitely gives fans a reason to tune in to ECW, as well as its exciting new superstars like Evan Bourne and Ricky Ortiz. The thing with Hardy will continue to be how he deserves one of the major titles. His brother Jeff is in the title picture with Triple H on Smackdown. I still believe it would be a smart move for the Hardy brothers to win those two major titles at Wrestlemania 25. Something historic and memorable to add to the history books.
As for Chris Jericho, what more can be said than he is like the Edge of Raw. He took advantage of a golden opportunity when he was put in the Scramble to replace a knocked out CM Punk. Jericho was the last entrant and stole a pinfall in the closing moments to become new World Heavyweight champ. He has quite a target on his back though, with Shawn Michaels, Batista, Kane, JBL, Rnady Orton and of course CM Punk. I'm already expecting we see Orton or his proteges (Manu, Rhodes, Dibiase) find a way to thwart Punk's rematch in the steel cage on Raw. Punk's title reign does look a bit like what JBL and Orton accused him off now too, and you have to wonder why he had the title in this way. It's a definite oddity, but maybe he wins it back to start a true title reign.
The bothersome point about the Scrambles for some fans may be how the titles changed hands several times, making Finlay, Kendrick, Kane, Chavo, etc brief champions (Sorry Miz). It may very well taint or diminish the titles a bit, making them look more like the hardcore or cruiserweight titles of yesterday, which were on the line in situations all the time, and always moving around. If anything, Triple H should have held onto his belt for the entirety to solidify himself as legendary. Either way, the WWE has two new champions ready for new challengers. Bring em on!
Labels: Chris Jericho, ECW Title, Finlay, Kane, Matt Hardy, Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Unforgiven, World Heavyweight Title, WWE Title
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